People of the Deer

The controversial classic about the plight of the Eskimos that became an international bestseller.

First published nearly forty years ago, People of the Deer has never lost its popularity as both a moving tribute to a people at one with the land, and an eloquent indictment of the white man’s selfish, unthinking abuse of a race unable to speak for itself. It forced governments all over the world to take stock of their attitudes to indigenous peoples and started a movement which is becoming ever stronger.

In lyrical prose Farley Mowat describes the time he spent among a dwindling tribe of Eskimos in Canada’s Northern Territories, sharing their daily lives and learning about their simple philosophy. With scathing anger he tells of the hypocrisy of the white man, which has threatened the Eskimos with extinction.

This new paperback edition, illustrated with photographs and drawings, describes how the Eskimos have fared in the years since the book was first written and, in a new preface, warns of the dangers of complacency.